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2.sports club
Sports clubs have increasingly been acknowledged
as important settings for health promotion [1]. The
term sport club is synonymous with organized sport
and both are considered to consist of environments
that support the healthy behaviours of its athletic
members [2]. For example, sport club members
have a good nutritional intake [3] and more meet
physical activity recommendations than their non-
members peers [4]. In addition to improved
physical health, other non-sport specific
psychosocial objectives, such as promoting social
development, belonging and friendship, can be met
through participation in sport clubs [5].
8.cooking club
If I had the opportunity to create a high school extracurricular, I would create a cooking
club. Although some schools may have them, it is still a relatively unorthodox activity in
most schools due to its logistics and costs. This is a shame because cooking is an
invaluable skill applicable to our daily lives. We as humans need to eat to survive, and if
we don’t know how to cook or choose ingredients for our meals, we are at a
disadvantage because we must depend on paying for someone else to cook for us (i.e.
fast food, restaurants, processed food). Of course, it is pretty unreasonable to not
depend on others once in a while for our meals. It is still helpful, however, to know what
you are putting in your body and to have the ability to support yourself when it comes to
food for the rest of your life.
A cooking club has many benefits. Of course, for one, it would provide an opportunity to
learn cooking skills like the different cutting, baking, or preserving techniques. Not
knowing these skills is one factor why many people aren’t able to cook or eat home
cooked meals. I’m fortunate enough to be able to learn some recipes from my parents,
but without them I would likely not have learned how to cook at all even after finishing
high school. A cooking club would provide many students a resource outside of their
families to learn these skills.
Another benefit is the collaboration between those in the club. The club would emphasize
the teamwork that needs to go into the finished product, because cooking in most
kitchens usually does involve cooking with multiple people, whether that is in a
professional setting or cooking with family or roommates. There is not only that aspect
but collaboration in a cooking club means people could learn from each other how to
cook different meals. I would love this kind of extracurricular that embraces cultural
diversity. There are cuisines from around the world that no one person knows how to
cook on their own; luckily, they can be shared.
Lastly, a cooking club would promote a love of food for those that participate. Like I said,
we eat to survive, but we can really enjoy this task of feeding ourselves when we learn to
cook. I would want this extracurricular to reach as many people as possible for this
reason alone. There is a reason why we get excited when we eat our favorite foods, or
prepare a special meal for someone else. We all have our own tastes, and an
extracurricular that helped us cultivate those could truly transform the way many of us
experience food.
6.Language club
Princeton Eating Clubs are part of a tradition that dates back to 1879. In the early years,
the University did not provide students with dining facilities, so students created their
own clubs to provide comfortable houses for dining and social life. Eating clubs are
unique to Princeton and the most popular dining and social option for students in their
junior and senior years.
As times have changed, so have the clubs. When Princeton made the decision to accept
women in 1969, the eating clubs began to accept women as well. All of the clubs are now
co-educational and reflect the full diversity of the Princeton student body.
There are currently 11 eating clubs, each with a distinctive character. Most of them are
located on Prospect Avenue, except for Terrace Club, which is located around the corner
on Washington Road. The clubs are architecturally impressive and unique. Many have
undergone recent renovations to provide better facilities for dining, studying, relaxing,
and social life. There has been a growing emphasis on educational programs (such as
guest lectures), community service, and sustainability as well. All the clubs offer robust
wireless Internet connections to the University’s network.
The eating clubs are independent, private institutions that do not have any formal ties to
the University. They are managed by graduate boards, undergraduate officers, and
professional club managers. The clubs work together at both the graduate and
undergraduate level to support each other, and they also cooperate with the University on
issues such as shared meal plans, student safety, and cost containment.
During the 1970s some of the clubs changed from a selective admission process (called
“bicker”) to an open (or non-selective) admission process. There are currently six
selective clubs (Cannon, Cap and Gown, Cottage, Ivy, Tiger Inn, and Tower) and five open
clubs (Charter, Cloister Inn, Colonial, Quadrangle, and Terrace).
Students are eligible to join a club in the spring of sophomore year, and that is when most
students join. All of the clubs, both selective and open, organize events for sophomores to
visit the clubs to learn more and meet members. Students join as social members for the
balance of their sophomore year with some limited meals, but full membership begins in
the fall of junior year. Some of the clubs continue to take new members who are juniors
and seniors as well. Currently, 68% of upperclass students (juniors and seniors) are
members of a club.
The clubs each have approximately 150 – 200 undergraduate members and maintain
strong ties with their alumni members. Alumni frequently return to campus during the
fall for a game, or in the spring for reunions, and will often use their club as a home to
have a meal, catch up with friends, and have the opportunity to meet current
undergraduate members.
Membership in your eating club lasts for life, and many Princeton students say their
closest friendships, during and after college, were formed with their clubmates.